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This paper shows the story and background of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. This national park was designated as a quasi-national park in 1955. Its area was extended in 1964 and designated the 26th national park in 1972. This national park was designated basically by marine park zone system introduced with the amendment of the Natural Parks Law in 1970. This system made the local activities accelerate toward the national park's designation with a harmony, especially of Kochi and Ehime prefectures. In accordance with this system, nine marine park zones were designated in this quasi-national park. These zones added new landscapes to this park and heightened the quality of this park. However this park was required to have more quality only with its terrestrial area for a new national park, like other typical seacoast-type national parks such as Rikucyukaigan, Saikai and San'inkaigan designated before marine park zone system started. At last the marine park zones' designation led this Ashizuri-Uwakai area to a national park, promoting to designate strictly protected area such as special protection zones, and more national park area.
